What circus party would be completely without a (faux) Ring of Fire?! This playful centerpiece features a freestanding design decked out with fabric flames. It looks especially cute displayed on a table with a Fisher-Price® Lion Clicker Pal peeking through, but this project can also double as a fun photo booth prop!

Instructions:

1. Unscrew the Tolsby frames and discard the top half of the frame. You will only need the frame bases for this project.

2. Insert a dowel rod into the base of each frame to form the stands for your Ring of Fire. The dowel should be very snug on its own, but you can secure it with hot glue if necessary.

3. Spray paint the stands white and set aside to dry.

4. Fold small rectangles of fabric in half and start to freehand-cut flame shapes (similar to the shape of a leaf). My folded rectangles ranged from 2" to 4" here. There’s no need to be perfect or precise either - flames naturally vary in shape! Keep the pointy part of the “flame” on the opposite side of the fabric fold, so that when you open the flames up they look similar to a mustache, as shown below.

5. Begin wrapping the fabric flames around the embroidery ring, using small dabs of hot glue to secure.